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Horse profile

Lovely Touch (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2019) · Last trainer D J Jeffreys · Last owner D J Jeffreys
by Humbel (USA) out of My Touch (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Sep 2019 — 2,598 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2019 · 1st of 12 Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Lovely Touch (IRE) is 4 from 11, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Kelso (Class 5). Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 5
Official rating93↓ 4lb off peak
93 69–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 24 May 2017

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 132A · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3129A125—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3129A125—
2m5f – 3m2132A112.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 24 May 2017 Official rating 93 at the last run, 10 Sep 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 126A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4126A119.5—
Soft394C89—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6126A96—
2m5f – 3m2119A109.5—
1m5f – 2m2108A101—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Humbel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 562 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).

Strongest on good going: 10.7% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 3.6% from 110. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 131.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−7.1—
Good to Firm661015.2%+8.11 from 1
Good1501610.7%+3.63 from 5
Good to Soft7845.1%−20 from 1
Soft14564.1%−30 from 3
Heavy11043.6%−3.50 from 1
Standard (AW)200%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m13153.8%−3.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f241239.5%+2.41 from 6
2m5f – 3m159127.5%+0.42 from 2
Over 3m3100%−7.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
My Touch (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 3 60% +14.75
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +2.75
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 4 67% +17.50
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 3 1 33% −0.25
Kelso 2 1 50% +4.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +2.75
Wetherby 1 1 100% +10.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −3.25
2m5f – 3m 2 2 100% +7.75
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +9.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Nicol 4 3 75% +13.50
Mr Thomas Greenwood 4 0 0% −4.00
Charlie Deutsch 2 0 0% −2.00
Kielan Woods 1 1 100% +5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 1 33% +3.00
2017 3 2 67% +3.50
2016 1 1 100% +10.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 3 33% +8.50
Chase 2 1 50% +4.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
10 Sep 19+79d Kelso Watch On Racing TV Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-9 9393C119A Kielan Woods 5/1
23 Jun 19+39d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 10 11-7 95109B103A Charlie Deutsch 16/1
15 May 19+721d Newton Abbot Roa Members Enjoy Free Racing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-6 97—— Charlie Deutsch 16/1
24 May 17+8d Southwell Vertu Volkswagen Mansfield Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 11-9 88129A126A Adam Nicol 2/5F
16 May 17+11d Southwell Shawthing Racing Partnership Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-0 88125A120A Adam Nicol 7/4F
05 May 17+366d Fontwell 1ststopplumbing & Cliff Bungays 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 10-1 75132A100A Adam Nicol 11/4
04 May 16+484d Wetherby Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival 16th - 24th July Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 9-11 69—108A Adam Nicol 10/1
06 Jan 15+23d Sedgefield Betfred Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 51 10-13 ——84C Mr Thomas Greenwood 66/1
14 Dec 14+7d Carlisle Bookmakers.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 71 10-5 ——81C Mr Thomas Greenwood 100/1
07 Dec 14+7d Kelso Kenny Lynn Celebration Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 34 10-5 ——94C Mr Thomas Greenwood 200/1
30 Nov 14 Carlisle Join Us On Sunday 14th December Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 22 10-5 ——89C Mr Thomas Greenwood 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lovely Touch (IRE) won?
Lovely Touch (IRE) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Lovely Touch (IRE)?
Lovely Touch (IRE) was trained by D J Jeffreys on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 10 September 2019.
Who is Lovely Touch (IRE)'s sire?
Lovely Touch (IRE) is by Humbel (USA) out of My Touch (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What going does Lovely Touch (IRE) prefer?
Lovely Touch (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lovely Touch (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 10 September 2019. The highest on record is 97.
What is Lovely Touch (IRE)'s sire's record?
Humbel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 562 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 10.7% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 3.6% from 110. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 131.

Record shown from November 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.